Sole shoe wearable over boot

ABSTRACT

“A sole shoe wearable over a boot includes: a sole having a top surface, a bottom surface and a sole edge line forming a first loop; a flange extending upwardly from and along the sole edge line to form a second loop above the first loop, where a groove is formed in an outer surface of the flange and along the sole edge line; and a grid structure formed in cross of side to side horizontal plates and front to rear vertical plates, on a rear part of the sole top surface, where a cross support is formed on and around each cross of the horizontal and vertical plates, where the horizontal and vertical plates are substantially incremental in height from around a center of the sole top surface toward the rear part of the sole top surface.”

BACKGROUND

The present invention relates to a shoe cover, and more particularly toa sole shoe worn over a boot, enabling a boot lover to show a trendylook without purchasing a new boot.

As known in the market, a unisex style of sheepskin boot also known asan Ugg boot had been introduced. They are typically made of twin-facedsheepskin with fleece on the inside, a tanned outer surface and asynthetic sole. Ugg boots are initially known as utilitarian footwearworn for warmth. Ugg boots emerged as a fashion trend in the UnitedStates in the late 1990s and as a world-wide trend in the mid-2000s.

A market demand is to wear Ugg boots in a further trendy manner. Due toconvenience and warmth more youngsters buy those boots in winter.Limitations are their relatively high prices and lack of fashionattachable thereon.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention is contrived to overcome theconventional disadvantages.

An objective of this invention is to provide a sole shoe wearable over aboot enabling a boot lover to show a trendy look without purchasing anew boot.

Another objective of this invention is to provide a sole shoe wearableover a boot allowing a taller look without any visible sign.

Still another objective of this invention is to provide a sole shoewearable over a boot enabling a boot lover to enjoy additional merits ofslip resistance, water resistance and shock resistance with a simplewear of the sole shoe over the boot.

To achieve the above and other objectives, a sole shoe wearable over aboot, comprises: a sole having a top surface, a bottom surface and asole edge line forming a first loop; a flange extending upwardly fromand along the sole edge line to form a second loop above the first loop,wherein the second loop is shorter than the first loop in perimeter toenable the flange to tighten the boot when the sole shoe is elasticallyworn over the boot using a predetermined shoehorn, wherein a groove isformed in an outer surface of the flange and along the sole edge line; asupport rail extending from and along the second loop of the flange toprovide an additional elasticity to the boot; and a grid structureformed in cross of side to side horizontal plates and front to rearvertical plates, on a rear part of the sole top surface, wherein a crosssupport is formed on and around each cross of the horizontal andvertical plates, wherein the horizontal and vertical plates aresubstantially incremental in height from around a center of the sole topsurface toward the rear part of the sole top surface.

The sole shoe wearable over a boot may be formed such that the sole,flange and the grid structure are formed of a single material orpolyurethane plastics. The groove is substantially parallel to the solebottom surface to generate an illusion effect making the grid structurenon-existent. The grid structure has five horizontal plates and twovertical plates. The sole bottom surface sole is formed slip resistant.The sole bottom surface sole is formed shock resistant. The sole shoe isformed water resistant. The flange includes an artistic design.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will become better understood with reference tothe accompanying drawings which are given only by way of illustrationand thus are not limitative of the present invention, wherein;

FIG. 1 is a structure view showing a construction of a sole shoewearable over a boot according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an explanation view showing how the sole shoe according to thepresent invention is worn over a boot;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the sole shoe wearable over a boot according tothe present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view taken along the line IV-V in FIG. 3;and

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 3.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, a sole shoe according to the presentinvention will now be explained. A sole shoe kit 100 includes a soleshoe 110 and a shoehorn 120. The sole shoe 110 is fabricated to be wornover a boot 130. In specific, the sole shoe 110 is worn over a boot sole132 of the boot 130. The boot is preferably a winter boot having asubstantially flat bottom.

The sole shoe 110 comprises a sole 115 having a top surface 140, abottom surface 142 and a sole edge line 144 forming a first loop. Thesole shoe 110 further comprises a flange 146 extending upwardly from andalong the sole edge line 144 to form a second loop 148 above the firstloop. In this construction, the second loop is preferably shorter thanthe first loop in perimeter so as to enable the flange 146 to tightenthe boot 130 when the sole shoe 110 is elastically worn over the boot130 using a predetermined shoehorn 120.

In a preferred embodiment, a groove 160 is formed in an outer surface147 of the flange 146 and along the sole edge line 144. The groove 160is provided to seek an esthetic effect as well as a practical illusioneffect. The groove 160 is formed substantially parallel to the solebottom 142 surface to generate an illusion effect making the gridstructure non-existent.

For a better performance, the sole shoe 100 further comprises a gridstructure 150 formed in cross of side to side horizontal plates 156 andfront to rear vertical plates 158, on a rear part 152 of the sole topsurface 140. A cross support 154 is formed on and around each cross ofthe horizontal 156 and vertical 158 plates. The horizontal and verticalplates 156, 158 are substantially incremental in height from around acenter 145 of the sole top surface 140 toward the rear part 152 of thesole top surface 140.

In another embodiment, The sole shoe 110 further comprises a supportrail 170 extending from and along the second loop 148 of the flange 146to provide an additional elasticity to the boot 130.

To manufacture the sole shoe 110, a variety of different materials maybe employed. Preferably, the sole 115, the flange 146 and the gridstructure 150 are formed of a single material. In order to maximize theproduct reliability, the sole 115, the flange 146 and the grid structure150 may be formed of polyurethane plastics.

The grid structure 150 has preferably five horizontal plates 156 and twovertical plates 158. The sole bottom surface 142 is formed slipresistant orshock resistant. The sole shoe 110 is formed water resistantto protect the boot 130. The flange 146 includes an artistic design, adesign of an animal or other trendy designs.

As the present invention may be embodied in several forms withoutdeparting from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, itshould also be understood that the above-described examples are notlimited by any of the details of the foregoing description, unlessotherwise specified, but rather should be construed broadly within itsspirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore allchanges and modifications that fall within the meets and bounds of theclaims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intendedto be embraced by the appended claims.

1. A shoe kit, comprising: a bottom-flat winter boot; a sole shoewearable over the bottom-flat winter boot; a sole having a top surface,a bottom surface and a sole edge line forming a first loop; a flangeextending upwardly from and along the sole edge line to form a secondloop above the first loop, wherein the second loop is shorter than thefirst loop in perimeter to enable the flange to tighten the boot whenthe sole shoe is elastically worn over a bottom-flat boot sole of theboot using a predetermined shoehorn, wherein the second loop is formedin a straight line when viewed from aside so as to align with thebottom-flat boot sole of the boot, wherein a groove is formed in anouter surface of the flange and along the sole edge line, wherein theflange is formed to solely cover the bottom-flat boot sole to serve as areal looking boot sole, whereby a user can add a sole-appealing fashionto the boot by applying a different color and design from the boot sole;and a grid structure formed in side to side horizontal plates and frontto rear vertical plates, on a rear part of the sole top surface, whereina cross support is formed on and around each cross of the horizontal andvertical plates, wherein the horizontal and vertical plates areincremental in height from around a center of the sole top surfacetoward the rear part of the sole top surface.
 2. (canceled)
 3. The shoekit according to claim 1, wherein the sole, flange and the gridstructure are formed of polyurethane plastics.
 4. The shoe kit accordingto claim 1, wherein the groove is substantially parallel to the solebottom surface to generate an illusion effect making the grid structurenon-existent.
 5. The shoe kit according to claim 1, wherein the gridstructure has five horizontal plates and two vertical plates.
 6. Theshoe kit according to claim 1, wherein the sole bottom surface is formedslip resistant.
 7. The shoe kit according to claim 1, wherein the solebottom surface is formed shock resistant.
 8. The shoe kit according toclaim 1, wherein the sole shoe is formed water resistant.
 9. The shoekit according to claim 1, wherein the flange includes an artisticdesign.
 10. A shoe kit, comprising: a bottom-flat winter boot; a soleshoe wearable over the bottom-flat winter boot; a sole having a topsurface, a bottom surface and a sole edge line forming a first loop; aflange extending upwardly from and along the sole edge line to form asecond loop above the first loop, wherein the second loop is shorterthan the first loop in perimeter to enable the flange to tighten theboot when the sole shoe is elastically worn over a bottom-flat boot soleof the boot using a predetermined shoehorn, wherein the second loop isformed in a straight line when viewed from aside so as to align with thebottom-flat boot sole of the boot, wherein a groove is formed in anouter surface of the flange and along the sole edge line, wherein theflange is formed to solely cover the bottom-flat boot sole to serve as areal looking boot sole, whereby a user can add a sole-appealing fashionto the boot by applying a different color and design from the boot sole;a support rail extending inward from and along the second loop of theflange to provide an additional elasticity to attachment of the supportrail onto the boot sole; and a grid structure formed in side to sidehorizontal plates and front to rear vertical plates, on a rear part ofthe sole top surface, wherein a cross support is formed on and aroundeach cross of the horizontal and vertical plates, wherein the horizontaland vertical plates are incremental in height from around a center ofthe sole top surface toward the rear part of the sole top surface. 11.(canceled)
 12. The shoe kit according to claim 10, wherein the sole,flange and the grid structure are formed of polyurethane plastics. 13.The shoe kit according to claim 10, wherein the groove is substantiallyparallel to the sole bottom surface to generate an illusion effectmaking the grid structure non-existent.
 14. The shoe kit according toclaim 10, wherein the grid structure has five horizontal plates and twovertical plates.
 15. The shoe kit according to claim 10, wherein thesole bottom surface is formed slip resistant.
 16. The shoe kit accordingto claim 10, wherein the sole bottom surface is formed shock resistant.17. The shoe kit according to claim 10, wherein the sole shoe is formedwater resistant.
 18. The shoe kit according to claim 10, wherein theflange includes an artistic design.